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XCOM 2 is losing multiplayer and challenge mode on PC

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They're going away later this month.

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Based on the replies when Firaxis announced it was "retiring services" for the multiplayer and challenge modes in XCOM 2, it seems like a lot of players didn't realize XCOM 2 even has multiplayer. It does! Or at least it does until March 28, when an update will remove it from the Steam version on PC. Guess we'll have to get the achievements before then.

"The decision to retire these services isn't something done lightly," Firaxis wrote, "but it does allow us to refocus our resources. We appreciate your and thank you for your understanding."

While competitive multiplayer in the XCOM games was never seen as its main attraction, it was enjoyed by those who dove into it. Here's a Marvel's Midnight Suns.

This update will only affect the Windows version of XCOM 2 on Steam, with multiplayer in the Mac, Linux, and console versions remaining online. 

Jody Macgregor
Jody Macgregor
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Jody's first computer was a Commodore 64, so he re having to use a code wheel to play Pool of Radiance. A former music journalist who interviewed everyone from Giorgio Moroder to Trent Reznor, Jody also co-hosted Australia's first radio show about videogames, how weird Lost Ark can get. Jody edited PC Gamer Indie from 2017 to 2018, and he eventually lived up to his promise to play every Warhammer videogame.